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- checksums.yaml +7 -0
- data/.gitignore +11 -0
- data/.rspec +3 -0
- data/.travis.yml +6 -0
- data/Gemfile +7 -0
- data/Gemfile.lock +54 -0
- data/README.md +45 -0
- data/Rakefile +6 -0
- data/behind_the_name.gemspec +26 -0
- data/bin/console +15 -0
- data/bin/scrape_appendices +29 -0
- data/bin/setup +8 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name.rb +100 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name/appendix1.yml +2387 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name/appendix2.yml +754 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name/refinements.rb +31 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name/usages.rb +27 -0
- data/lib/behind_the_name/version.rb +3 -0
- metadata +90 -0
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:full: Afrikaans
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:description: Afrikaans names are used by Afrikaans speakers in the countries of
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South Africa and Namibia.
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:full: African
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:description: African names are used in various places on the continent of Africa.
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:full: Akan
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:description: Akan names are used by the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.
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:full: Albanian
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:description: Albanian names are used in the country of Albania, as well as Kosovo
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and other Albanian communities throughout the world.
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:full: Algonquin
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:description: Algonquin names are used by the Algonquin people of Ontario and Quebec
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in Canada.
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:full: "-"
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:description: "-"
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:full: Indigenous American
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:description: These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who
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inhabit North and South America.
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:description: Amharic names are used in Ethiopia.
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:full: Ancient
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:full: Apache
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:description: Apache names are used by the Apache peoples of the southwestern United
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:full: Arabic
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:description: Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions
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within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though
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most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names.
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:full: Armenian
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:description: Armenian names are used in the country of Armenia in western Asia,
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as well as in Armenian diaspora communities throughout the world.
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:full: Assamese
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:description: Assamese names are used in Assam in eastern India.
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:description: Asturian names are used in Asturias in northern Spain by speakers
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of Asturian.
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:full: Astronomy
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:description: These names occur primarily in astronomy. They are not commonly given
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to real people.
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:full: Indigenous Australian
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:description: These names are used by the indigenous people of Australia, also called
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Aboriginal Australians.
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:full: Avar
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:description: Avar names are used by Avar speakers in Dagestan, a federal subject
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of Russia.
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:full: Aymara
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:description: Aymara names are used by the Aymara people of Bolivia and Peru.
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:description: Azerbaijani names are used by the Azeri people of Azerbaijan and northern
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Iran.
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:description: Balinese names are used on the island of Bali, a part of Indonesia.
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:description: Basque names are used in the Basque Country (northern Spain and southern
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France) by speakers of Basque.
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:description: Belarusian names are used in the country of Belarus in eastern Europe.
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:description: Bengali names are used in Bangladesh and eastern India.
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:description: Berber names are used by the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa,
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including the Tuareg of the Sahara.
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:full: Bhutanese
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:description: Bhutanese names are used in the country of Bhutan in southern Asia.
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:full: Biblical (All)
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:description: These names occur in the Bible (in any language).
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:full: Bosnian
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:description: Bosnian names are used by the Bosniak people. For additional names,
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see Serbo-Croatian names, Arabic names and Turkish names.
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:description: Breton names are used in the region of Brittany in northwest France.
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:description: Bashkir names are used in Bashkortostan in Russia.
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:full: Bulgarian
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:description: Bulgarian names are used in the country of Bulgaria in southeastern
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:description: Burmese names are used in Myanmar (Burma) in southeastern Asia.
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:full: Catalan
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:description: Catalan names are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in
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other Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
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:full: Ancient Celtic
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:full: Celtic Mythology
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:description: Chewa names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
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:full: Chamorro
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:description: Chamorro names are used by the Chamorro people of Guam and the Mariana
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:description: Chechen names are used in Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia.
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the world. Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can
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have many other meanings besides those listed here.
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:full: Cherokee
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:description: Cherokee names are used by the Cherokee people of the United States.
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:full: Choctaw
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:description: Choctaw names are used by the Choctaw people of Oklahoma and Mississippi.
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:full: Circassian
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:description: Circassian names are used in Circassia, part of the Caucasus region
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of Russia, by speakers of the Circassian languages of Adyghe and Kabardian.
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:full: Comanche
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:full: Coptic
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:full: Cornish
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:description: Cornish names were used in southwest England in the region around
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Cornwall.
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:description: Cree names are used by the Cree people of Canada.
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:description: Croatian names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian
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communities throughout the world.
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:full: Corsican
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:description: Corsican names are used on the French island of Corsica by speakers
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of Corsican (a language related to Italian).
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:description: Dhivehi names are used by the Dhivehi people of the Maldives.
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:description: "-"
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:full: Esperanto
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:description: Esperanto names are used by speakers of the planned language Esperanto.
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:description: Estonian names are used in the country of Estonia in northern Europe.
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:full: Ethiopian
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:description: Ethiopian names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
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:full: Ewe
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:description: Ewe names are used by the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo.
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:full: Faroese
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:description: Faroese names are used on the Faroe Islands.
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:full: Fairy
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:description: Fun category
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:full: Filipino
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:description: Filipino names are used on the island nation of the Philippines.
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:full: Finnish
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:description: Finnish names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
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:description: Flemish names are used in Flanders (the northern half of Belgium where
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Dutch is spoken).
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:full: Gluttakh
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:description: Fantasy category
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:full: Monstrall
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:description: Fantasy category
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:description: Fantasy category
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:full: French
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:description: French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions.
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:full: Frisian
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:description: Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and
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:description: Fula names are used by the Fula people of western Africa.
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:full: Galician
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:description: Galician names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain by speakers
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of Galician.
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:full: Ganda
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:description: Georgian names are used in the country of Georgia in central Eurasia.
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:description: Igbo names are used by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
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:description: Iroquois names are used by the Iroquois people of the United States
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have many other meanings besides those listed here.
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- :code: jav
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351
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:full: Javanese
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352
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:description: Javanese names are used on the island of Java, a part of Indonesia.
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353
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+
- :code: jer
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354
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+
:full: Jèrriais
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355
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+
:description: Jèrriais names are used on the island of Jersey between Britain and
|
356
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+
France by speakers of Jèrriais.
|
357
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+
- :code: jew
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358
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+
:full: Jewish
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359
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:description: These names are used by Jews. For more specific lists, see Hebrew
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names and Yiddish names.
|
361
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+
- :code: kan
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362
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+
:full: Kannada
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363
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+
:description: Kannada names are used in western India.
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364
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+
- :code: kaz
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365
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:full: Kazakh
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366
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+
:description: Kazakh names are used in the country of Kazakhstan in central Eurasia.
|
367
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+
- :code: khm
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368
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+
:full: Khmer
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369
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+
:description: Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia in southeastern Asia.
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370
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+
- :code: kig
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371
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+
:full: Kiga
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372
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+
:description: Kiga names are used by the Kiga people of southwestern Uganda and
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373
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+
northern Rwanda.
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374
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+
- :code: kik
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375
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+
:full: Kikuyu
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376
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+
:description: Kikuyu names are used by the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
|
377
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+
- :code: kk
|
378
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+
:full: Kreatyve
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379
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+
:description: Fun category
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380
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+
- :code: kor
|
381
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+
:full: Korean
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382
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+
:description: Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending
|
383
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+
on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides
|
384
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+
those listed here.
|
385
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+
- :code: kur
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386
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+
:full: Kurdish
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387
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+
:description: Kurdish names are used by the Kurdish people of the Middle East.
|
388
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+
- :code: kyr
|
389
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+
:full: Kyrgyz
|
390
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+
:description: Kyrgyz names are used in the country of Kyrgyzstan in central Eurasia.
|
391
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+
- :code: lao
|
392
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+
:full: Lao
|
393
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+
:description: Lao names are used in the country of Laos in southeastern Asia.
|
394
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+
- :code: lat
|
395
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+
:full: Latvian
|
396
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+
:description: Latvian names are used in the country of Latvia in northern Europe.
|
397
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+
- :code: lim
|
398
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+
:full: Limburgish
|
399
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+
:description: Limburgish names are used in the Limburg region, which straddles the
|
400
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+
border between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
|
401
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+
- :code: lite
|
402
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+
:full: Literature
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403
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+
:description: These names occur primarily in literature. They are not commonly given
|
404
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+
to real people.
|
405
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+
- :code: lth
|
406
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+
:full: Lithuanian
|
407
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+
:description: Lithuanian names are used in the country of Lithuania in northern
|
408
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+
Europe.
|
409
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+
- :code: luh
|
410
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+
:full: Luhya
|
411
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+
:description: Luhya names are used by the Luhya people of western Kenya.
|
412
|
+
- :code: luo
|
413
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+
:full: Luo
|
414
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+
:description: Luo names are used by the Luo people of Kenya.
|
415
|
+
- :code: mac
|
416
|
+
:full: Macedonian
|
417
|
+
:description: Macedonian names are used in the country of North Macedonia in southeastern
|
418
|
+
Europe.
|
419
|
+
- :code: mal
|
420
|
+
:full: Maltese
|
421
|
+
:description: Maltese names are used on the island of Malta.
|
422
|
+
- :code: man
|
423
|
+
:full: Manx
|
424
|
+
:description: Manx names are used on the Isle of Man.
|
425
|
+
- :code: mao
|
426
|
+
:full: Maori
|
427
|
+
:description: Maori names are used by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the
|
428
|
+
Maori.
|
429
|
+
- :code: map
|
430
|
+
:full: Mapuche
|
431
|
+
:description: Mapuche names are used by the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
|
432
|
+
- :code: may
|
433
|
+
:full: Mayan
|
434
|
+
:description: Mayan names are used by the Maya people of Mexico and Central America.
|
435
|
+
- :code: mbu
|
436
|
+
:full: Mbundu
|
437
|
+
:description: Mbundu names are used in Angola by the Mbundu people.
|
438
|
+
- :code: medi
|
439
|
+
:full: Medieval
|
440
|
+
:description: These names were used in medieval times.
|
441
|
+
- :code: mlm
|
442
|
+
:full: Malayalam
|
443
|
+
:description: Malayalam names are used in southern India.
|
444
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+
- :code: mly
|
445
|
+
:full: Malay
|
446
|
+
:description: Malay names are used in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and
|
447
|
+
Thailand.
|
448
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+
- :code: moh
|
449
|
+
:full: Mohawk
|
450
|
+
:description: These names are used by the Mohawk (Kanienkehaka) people of New York,
|
451
|
+
Ontario and Quebec. Mohawk children are traditionally given a name that is unique
|
452
|
+
to their community, and it is not reused while the bearer is alive. It is considered
|
453
|
+
inappropriate for outsiders to use these names.
|
454
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+
- :code: mon
|
455
|
+
:full: Mongolian
|
456
|
+
:description: Mongolian names are used in the country of Mongolia in central Asia.
|
457
|
+
- :code: morm
|
458
|
+
:full: Mormon
|
459
|
+
:description: These names occur in the Book of Mormon.
|
460
|
+
- :code: mrt
|
461
|
+
:full: Marathi
|
462
|
+
:description: Marathi names are used by the Marathi people in western India.
|
463
|
+
- :code: mwe
|
464
|
+
:full: Mwera
|
465
|
+
:description: Mwera names are used by the Mwera people of Tanzania.
|
466
|
+
- :code: myth
|
467
|
+
:full: Mythology
|
468
|
+
:description: These names occur in mythology and religion.
|
469
|
+
- :code: nah
|
470
|
+
:full: Nahuatl
|
471
|
+
:description: Nahuatl names are used by the Nahua peoples of Mexico and Central
|
472
|
+
America.
|
473
|
+
- :code: nav
|
474
|
+
:full: Navajo
|
475
|
+
:description: Navajo names are used by the Navajo people of the southwestern United
|
476
|
+
States.
|
477
|
+
- :code: nde
|
478
|
+
:full: Ndebele
|
479
|
+
:description: Ndebele names are used by the Ndebele people of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
|
480
|
+
- :code: nep
|
481
|
+
:full: Nepali
|
482
|
+
:description: Nepali names are used in the country of Nepal in southern Asia.
|
483
|
+
- :code: nor
|
484
|
+
:full: Norwegian
|
485
|
+
:description: Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe.
|
486
|
+
- :code: nrm
|
487
|
+
:full: Norman
|
488
|
+
:description: Norman names are used in Normandy in northeastern France and on the
|
489
|
+
British Channel Islands by speakers of Norman (a language related to French).
|
490
|
+
- :code: nuu
|
491
|
+
:full: Nuu-chah-nulth
|
492
|
+
:description: Nuu-chah-nulth names are used on Vancouver Island, Canada.
|
493
|
+
- :code: occ
|
494
|
+
:full: Occitan
|
495
|
+
:description: Occitan names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy
|
496
|
+
by speakers of Occitan.
|
497
|
+
- :code: odi
|
498
|
+
:full: Odia
|
499
|
+
:description: Odia or Oriya names are used in eastern India (in the state of Odisha).
|
500
|
+
- :code: oji
|
501
|
+
:full: Ojibwe
|
502
|
+
:description: Ojibwe names are used by the Ojibwe people of Canada and the United
|
503
|
+
States.
|
504
|
+
- :code: one
|
505
|
+
:full: Oneida
|
506
|
+
:description: Oneida names are used by the Oneida people of New York, Wisconsin
|
507
|
+
and Ontario.
|
508
|
+
- :code: oro
|
509
|
+
:full: Oromo
|
510
|
+
:description: Oromo names are used in Ethiopia.
|
511
|
+
- :code: oss
|
512
|
+
:full: Ossetian
|
513
|
+
:description: Ossetian names are used in Ossetia, which is a region split by Russia
|
514
|
+
and Georgia.
|
515
|
+
- :code: pas
|
516
|
+
:full: Pashto
|
517
|
+
:description: Pashto names are used in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
|
518
|
+
- :code: pcd
|
519
|
+
:full: Picard
|
520
|
+
:description: Picard names are used in northern France by speakers of Picard (a
|
521
|
+
language closely related to French).
|
522
|
+
- :code: per
|
523
|
+
:full: Persian
|
524
|
+
:description: Persian names are used in the country of Iran, in southwestern Asia,
|
525
|
+
which is part of the Muslim world.
|
526
|
+
- :code: pets
|
527
|
+
:full: Pet
|
528
|
+
:description: 'These names are most commonly given to pets: dogs, cats, etc.'
|
529
|
+
- :code: pin
|
530
|
+
:full: Pintupi
|
531
|
+
:description: Pintupi names are used by the Pintupi people of central Australia.
|
532
|
+
- :code: pol
|
533
|
+
:full: Polish
|
534
|
+
:description: Polish names are used in the country of Poland in central Europe.
|
535
|
+
- :code: popu
|
536
|
+
:full: Popular Culture
|
537
|
+
:description: These names occur primarily in popular culture and entertainment.
|
538
|
+
They are not commonly given to real people.
|
539
|
+
- :code: por
|
540
|
+
:full: Portuguese
|
541
|
+
:description: Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking
|
542
|
+
areas.
|
543
|
+
- :code: pow
|
544
|
+
:full: Powhatan
|
545
|
+
:description: Powhatan names are used by the Powhatan people of the eastern United
|
546
|
+
States.
|
547
|
+
- :code: pun
|
548
|
+
:full: Punjabi
|
549
|
+
:description: Punjabi names are used in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
|
550
|
+
- :code: que
|
551
|
+
:full: Quechua
|
552
|
+
:description: Quechua names are used by the Quechua people of South America.
|
553
|
+
- :code: rap
|
554
|
+
:full: Rapper
|
555
|
+
:description: Fun category
|
556
|
+
- :code: rmn
|
557
|
+
:full: Romanian
|
558
|
+
:description: Romanian names are used in the countries of Romania and Moldova in
|
559
|
+
eastern Europe.
|
560
|
+
- :code: roma
|
561
|
+
:full: Ancient Roman
|
562
|
+
:description: "-"
|
563
|
+
- :code: romm
|
564
|
+
:full: Roman Mythology
|
565
|
+
:description: "-"
|
566
|
+
- :code: rus
|
567
|
+
:full: Russian
|
568
|
+
:description: Russian names are used in the country of Russia and in Russian-speaking
|
569
|
+
communities throughout the world.
|
570
|
+
- :code: sam
|
571
|
+
:full: Sami
|
572
|
+
:description: Sami names are used by the Sami people who inhabit northern Scandinavia.
|
573
|
+
- :code: sar
|
574
|
+
:full: Sardinian
|
575
|
+
:description: Sardinian names are used on the Italian island of Sardinia by speakers
|
576
|
+
of Sardinian.
|
577
|
+
- :code: sax
|
578
|
+
:full: Low German
|
579
|
+
:description: These names are used in northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands
|
580
|
+
where Low German is spoken. See also German names.
|
581
|
+
- :code: scaa
|
582
|
+
:full: Ancient Scandinavian
|
583
|
+
:description: "-"
|
584
|
+
- :code: scam
|
585
|
+
:full: Norse Mythology
|
586
|
+
:description: "-"
|
587
|
+
- :code: sco
|
588
|
+
:full: Scottish
|
589
|
+
:description: Scottish names are used in the country of Scotland as well as elsewhere
|
590
|
+
in the Western World as a result of the Scottish diaspora.
|
591
|
+
- :code: sct
|
592
|
+
:full: Scots
|
593
|
+
:description: Scots names are used by speakers of the Scots language.
|
594
|
+
- :code: ser
|
595
|
+
:full: Serbian
|
596
|
+
:description: Serbian names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
|
597
|
+
- :code: sha
|
598
|
+
:full: Shawnee
|
599
|
+
:description: Shawnee names are used by the Shawnee people of Oklahoma.
|
600
|
+
- :code: sho
|
601
|
+
:full: Shona
|
602
|
+
:description: Shona names are used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
|
603
|
+
- :code: sic
|
604
|
+
:full: Sicilian
|
605
|
+
:description: These names are a subset of Italian names used more often by speakers
|
606
|
+
of Sicilian.
|
607
|
+
- :code: sio
|
608
|
+
:full: Sioux
|
609
|
+
:description: Sioux names are used by the Sioux people of the central United States
|
610
|
+
and Canada.
|
611
|
+
- :code: sla
|
612
|
+
:full: Slavic
|
613
|
+
:description: These names are used by Slavic peoples.
|
614
|
+
- :code: slam
|
615
|
+
:full: Norse Mythology
|
616
|
+
:description: "-"
|
617
|
+
- :code: slk
|
618
|
+
:full: Slovak
|
619
|
+
:description: Slovak names are used in the country of Slovakia in central Europe.
|
620
|
+
- :code: sln
|
621
|
+
:full: Slovene
|
622
|
+
:description: Slovene names are used in the country of Slovenia in central Europe.
|
623
|
+
- :code: som
|
624
|
+
:full: Somali
|
625
|
+
:description: Somali names are used in the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti
|
626
|
+
in eastern Africa.
|
627
|
+
- :code: sor
|
628
|
+
:full: Sorbian
|
629
|
+
:description: Sorbian names are used in Lusatia in eastern Germany by speakers of
|
630
|
+
Sorbian, a Slavic language.
|
631
|
+
- :code: sot
|
632
|
+
:full: Sotho
|
633
|
+
:description: Sotho names are used by the Sotho people of Lesotho and South Africa.
|
634
|
+
- :code: spa
|
635
|
+
:full: Spanish
|
636
|
+
:description: Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries
|
637
|
+
(such as those in South America).
|
638
|
+
- :code: swa
|
639
|
+
:full: Swahili
|
640
|
+
:description: Swahili names are used by Swahili speakers in eastern Africa.
|
641
|
+
- :code: swe
|
642
|
+
:full: Swedish
|
643
|
+
:description: Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe.
|
644
|
+
- :code: swz
|
645
|
+
:full: Swazi
|
646
|
+
:description: Swazi names are used by the Swazi people of Swaziland and South Africa.
|
647
|
+
- :code: tag
|
648
|
+
:full: Tagalog
|
649
|
+
:description: Tagalog names are used in the Philippines.
|
650
|
+
- :code: tah
|
651
|
+
:full: Tahitian
|
652
|
+
:description: Tahitian names are used in French Polynesia (part of which is the
|
653
|
+
island of Tahiti).
|
654
|
+
- :code: taj
|
655
|
+
:full: Tajik
|
656
|
+
:description: Tajik names are used in the country of Tajikistan in central Asia.
|
657
|
+
- :code: tam
|
658
|
+
:full: Tamil
|
659
|
+
:description: Tamil names are used in southern India and Sri Lanka.
|
660
|
+
- :code: tat
|
661
|
+
:full: Tatar
|
662
|
+
:description: Tatar names are used in Tatarstan in Russia.
|
663
|
+
- :code: tel
|
664
|
+
:full: Telugu
|
665
|
+
:description: Telugu names are used in eastern India.
|
666
|
+
- :code: tha
|
667
|
+
:full: Thai
|
668
|
+
:description: Thai names are used in the country of Thailand in southeastern Asia.
|
669
|
+
- :code: theo
|
670
|
+
:full: Theology
|
671
|
+
:description: These names are used to refer to (Judeo-Christian-Islamic) deities.
|
672
|
+
They are not bestowed upon real people.
|
673
|
+
- :code: tib
|
674
|
+
:full: Tibetan
|
675
|
+
:description: Tibetan names are used by the Tibetan people who live in the region
|
676
|
+
of Tibet in central Asia.
|
677
|
+
- :code: tkm
|
678
|
+
:full: Turkmen
|
679
|
+
:description: Turkmen names are used in the country of Turkmenistan.
|
680
|
+
- :code: too
|
681
|
+
:full: Tooro
|
682
|
+
:description: Tooro names are used by the Tooro people of western Uganda.
|
683
|
+
- :code: trans
|
684
|
+
:full: Transformer
|
685
|
+
:description: Fun category
|
686
|
+
- :code: tsw
|
687
|
+
:full: Tswana
|
688
|
+
:description: Tswana names are used in Botswana and South Africa.
|
689
|
+
- :code: tum
|
690
|
+
:full: Tumbuka
|
691
|
+
:description: Tumbuka names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.
|
692
|
+
- :code: tup
|
693
|
+
:full: Tupi
|
694
|
+
:description: Tupi names are used by the Tupi people of Brazil.
|
695
|
+
- :code: tur
|
696
|
+
:full: Turkish
|
697
|
+
:description: Turkish names are used in the country of Turkey, which is situated
|
698
|
+
in western Asia and southeastern Europe. Turkey is part of the larger Muslim world.
|
699
|
+
- :code: ukr
|
700
|
+
:full: Ukrainian
|
701
|
+
:description: Ukrainian names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
|
702
|
+
- :code: urd
|
703
|
+
:full: Urdu
|
704
|
+
:description: Urdu names are used in Pakistan and India.
|
705
|
+
- :code: urh
|
706
|
+
:full: Urhobo
|
707
|
+
:description: Urhobo names are used by the Urhobo people of Nigeria.
|
708
|
+
- :code: usa
|
709
|
+
:full: American
|
710
|
+
:description: American names are used in the United States.
|
711
|
+
- :code: uyg
|
712
|
+
:full: Uyghur
|
713
|
+
:description: Uyghur names are used by the Uyghur people in western China.
|
714
|
+
- :code: uzb
|
715
|
+
:full: Uzbek
|
716
|
+
:description: Uzbek names are used in the country of Uzbekistan in central Asia.
|
717
|
+
- :code: vari
|
718
|
+
:full: Various
|
719
|
+
:description: These names do not "belong" to any one culture. They are put here
|
720
|
+
because they cannot be categorized anywhere else.
|
721
|
+
- :code: vie
|
722
|
+
:full: Vietnamese
|
723
|
+
:description: Vietnamese names are used in the country of Vietnam in southeastern
|
724
|
+
Asia.
|
725
|
+
- :code: wel
|
726
|
+
:full: Welsh
|
727
|
+
:description: Welsh names are used in the country of Wales in Britain.
|
728
|
+
- :code: wir
|
729
|
+
:full: Wiradjuri
|
730
|
+
:description: Wiradjuri names are used by the Wiradjuri people of southeastern Australia.
|
731
|
+
- :code: witch
|
732
|
+
:full: Witch
|
733
|
+
:description: Fun category
|
734
|
+
- :code: wrest
|
735
|
+
:full: Wrestler
|
736
|
+
:description: Fun category
|
737
|
+
- :code: xho
|
738
|
+
:full: Xhosa
|
739
|
+
:description: Xhosa names are used by the Xhosa people of South Africa.
|
740
|
+
- :code: yao
|
741
|
+
:full: Yao
|
742
|
+
:description: Yao names are used in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
|
743
|
+
- :code: yol
|
744
|
+
:full: Yolngu
|
745
|
+
:description: Yolngu names are used by the Yolngu people of northern Australia.
|
746
|
+
- :code: yor
|
747
|
+
:full: Yoruba
|
748
|
+
:description: Yoruba names are used by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
|
749
|
+
- :code: zap
|
750
|
+
:full: Zapotec
|
751
|
+
:description: Zapotec names are used by the Zapotec people of southern Mexico.
|
752
|
+
- :code: zul
|
753
|
+
:full: Zulu
|
754
|
+
:description: Zulu names are used by the Zulu people of South Africa.
|